Microsoft set to launch $99 4GB 360 + Kinect bundle next week in the US.

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nightsurge said:

superchunk said:

Skeeuk said:
not a bad deal for those who want this

Its a horrible deal for anyone.

1) The full price is $100 or more than buying it up front and that's not including the eventual overall price reduction (not tied to contracts) that will happen later this year.

2) The gen is ending and this would force you to be paying for 360 and Gold service at least a year after the next console releases.

3) It would be better to go to KMart and start a lay-away and pay it off that way or simply save the money on your own each month.

You are forgetting that JUST the online services are charged for 2 years AND they are rumored to be much more than standard Gold features. If you buy a 360 for $99, you can still sell it for the new gen console if you want, plus have all your online services carry over. The $15 a month most likely includes a music pass ($10 per month stand alone) of some sort, plus some more TV/media options which again on their own would be $5-10 a month. So in actuallity, you are breaking even to SAVING money on the overall service packages, AND saving money up front on the hardware.

You people are comparing a $460 2 year total deal with a $300 one time purchase not counting in Xbox Live. Adding standard Xbox Live at $60 per year makes it only $460 vs $420. $40 for 2 years of a lot of extra services seems like a pretty good idea if you are wanting those services.

So again, a good deal depending on what the services included in the $15 per month contract actually are.

read my reply above just above.

Its a horrible deal for anyone.